Tanks Marking mobs

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Tanks Marking mobs

Postby Tallanor » Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:13 pm

Some of the problems I see while raiding, in situations where multiple mobs are involved, whether its trash or adds, is more of a coordination issue. When two or more tanks are fighting for the same mobs, others run free to do their damage. In this case, in my eyes AE aggro is the tool that works around this form of miscommunication. Often times, mobs are all named the same, so you can't just say i am taking xxxx mob, or you get yyyyy mob. Is there a better way, maybe.

If tanks had a way to mark mobs instead of relying on hott, and chancing proximity aggro, slight ae aggro, or heal aggro on multiple mobs, in my eyes it can only improve tanking ability, raid survivability, and class squabbles. The way I see it is some form of aa, instacast that puts some form of graphic with your name, on a particular mob you are trying to aggro. All marks would have to be equal, and they would not overwrite each other, so that once something is marked, you cycle to the next mob to mark it, if someone else had the mark on the first add. No aggro should be involved in this aa, it should just be a coordination tool, for times where seconds count. If paladins get this new form of ae aggro, limited to 4 mobs, this mark extension can be included to that particular spell, aa, disc whatever. There is already the ability to mark mobs through group leader aa's, so functionally the tools are there.
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Re: Tanks Marking mobs

Postby Peaky » Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:09 am

While this seems like a pretty tall request, my person preference (if your idea is ever considered) would be to display the "mark" placed by Tank_XYZ in the manner used by the elemental adds on the Commodus event:

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Re: Tanks Marking mobs

Postby Aanalin » Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:00 pm

Maybe an extension to Leader AA, req: full HoTT -> See Target working like that image .. so you can get see who target(aggro) who on a glance instead of targeting each. (even wich mobs are curently targeted by players heh! ..maybe an extension, so you instantly know which mobs the shaman curently debuffing)
(does not require marking) heh ..when im MA everybody know who I target, I'd like to know if they are actually assisting me ;)

Hmm, I might get into privacy trouble..

would be nice to use those 8 extra laa I got for the time I forget to stop leader xp after mentoring someone who left group.

(evidently raid option as well)

On a side note, I would love to be able to buy RLL, let say 8 GLL for 1 RLL for simplicity . :)
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